Wound Central - Research

Use of wet-to-moist cleansing with different irrigation solutions to reduce bacterial bioburden in chronic wounds

All data analysed were collected as part of routine diagnosis and treatment, and patients were diagnosed and treated according to national guidelines and standards.8,9,10 All included patients gave...

Effect of a wound cleansing solution on wound bed preparation and inflammation in chronic wounds: a single-blind RCT

To compare the clinical efficacy of a PP solution versus NS solution, assessing inflammatory signs and wound size in patients with pressure ulcers (PUs) or vascular leg ulcers..

A comparative analysis of skin substitutes used in the management of diabetic foot ulcers

DFUs that do not heal with standard care alone can be successfully treated with skin substitutes. However, these skin substitutes can be expensive, and once their use is initiated, treatment may still...

Ulcer area reduction at 2 weeks predicts failure to heal by 24 weeks in the venous leg ulcers of patients living alone

The sample for analysis consisted of 318 VLUs in 247 participants..